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We Fly Drillos

We Fly Drillos   Vi Flyr Drillos
VM98
LN-BRI B737-405 Braathens SAFE 1998

Drillos was the nickname of for the footballers of the team during the 90s, which came from their coach Egil «Drillo» Olsen. To support the Norwegian Football Team for the 1998 World Cup, Braathens painted this aircraft in special markings.

Image  ©  Jacques Guillem Collection (MRS)
Tags   National Football Team

http://braathens.no

http://braathens.no  
LN-BUF B737-405 Braathens SAFE 1997-03

Perhaps the first airline to promote its website as early as 1997!

Image  © 
Tags   Airline Marketing

Trondheim 1000 Years

Trondheim 1000 Years   1000 år
LN-BRJ B737-505 Braathens SAFE 1997-98

In 1997 the city of Trondheim celebrated 1000 years since its foudation. Both sides were different.

Image  ©  Jacques Guillem Collection
Tags   Commemoration

Olympiaflyet #2

Olympic Plane   Olympiaflyet
#2
Olympia Toppen
LN-BRJ B737-505 Braathens SAFE 1995-96

For a second winter, BRJ was painted in Olympiaflyet colours, this time without Braathens line and with bigger red titles. Blue snowflakes were added during the winter, then replaced by flowers during the summer. The flowers were of the same design then those used in 1988-1991 for the Sommerflyet liveries.

Images  ©  Wingnut (LGW) & Manfred Winter Collection (unk.)
Tags   Olympics, Sport in General

Sommerflyet #7 1995

Summer Plane   Sommerflyet
#7
LN-BRJ B737-505 Braathens SAFE 1995

Children were invited to draw famous places from different parts of Norway for this 7th and last Sommerflyet. Both sides were different. The Sommerflyet marketing campaign promoted seasonal fare reductions on the airline's domestic network.

Images  ©  Manfred Winter Collection & Nils Mosberg (FBU)
Tags   Airline Marketing, Children Drawings

Olympiaflyet #1

Olympic Plane   Olympiaflyet
#1
Olympia Toppen
LN-BRJ B737-505 Braathens SAFE 1994-95

In the aftermath of the Lillehammer 1994 Winter Games and in a deal with company Olympia Toppen, BRJ was painted to promote sport in Norway. Part of the Braathens black and red line was present in this first design, alongside blue titles. The livery was unveiled on November 12, 1994 and stayed only a few days after New Year 1995.

Image  ©  Manfred Winter Collection
Tags   Olympics, Sport in General

Sommerflyet #6 1994

Summer Plane   Sommerflyet
#6
LN-BRJ B737-505 Braathens SAFE 1994

Here is the most colourful and 6th version of the Sommerflyet liveries! The Sommerflyet marketing campaign promoted seasonal fare reductions on the airline's domestic network.

Image  ©  Richard Vandervord (LGW)
Tags   Airline Marketing, Party Time

Sommerflyet #5 1993

Summer Plane   Sommerflyet
#5
LN-BRX B737-505 Braathens SAFE 1993

The 1993 Summer version was a compilation of children drawings, with their first name and age written just next to their drawings. Both sides were different. The Sommerflyet marketing campaign promoted seasonal fare reductions on the airline's domestic network.

Image  © 
Tags   Airline Marketing, Children Drawings

Sommerflyet #4 1992

Summer Plane   Sommerflyet
#4
To Cardamom City   Til Kardemomme by
LN-BRU B737-505 Braathens SAFE 1992

1992 saw a change in the design of the 4th Sommerflyet with this "Kardemomme-flyet" livery, different on both sides. Kardemomme by "Cardamom City" is a theme park in Kristiansand Zoo (Norway), made by the 1955 book Folk og røvere i Kardemomme by (When the robbers came to cardamom town) by Thorbjørn Egner. The attraction opened on June 8, 1991.

The Sommerflyet marketing campaign promoted seasonal fare reductions on the airline's domestic network.

Image  ©  Thomas Ingendorn (FRA)
Tags   Airline Marketing, Cartoon & Anime, Theme Park

Sommerflyet #3 1991

Summer Plane   Sommerflyet
#3
LN-BRM B737-505 Braathens SAFE 1991

More flowers added for the third Sommerflyet, but still with the same design. The decals illustrated a seasonal marketing campaign promoting fare reductions on its domestic network.

Image  © 
Tags   Airline Marketing, Plants

Sommerflyet #2 1990

Summer Plane   Sommerflyet
#2
LN-BRD B737-505 Braathens SAFE 1990

After a hiatus in 1989, the Sommerflyet livery appeared again on a 737-500 this time, with a similar yet slightly different set of flowers. The decals illustrated a seasonal marketing campaign promoting fare reductions on its domestic network.

Image  © 
Tags   Airline Marketing, Plants

Sommerflyet #1 1988

Summer Plane   Sommerflyet
#1
N197JQ B737-217 Braathens SAFE 1988

Sommerflyet is Norwegian for Summer Plane and starting Summer 1988 the airline used special decals to illustrate a seasonal marketing campaign promoting fare reductions on its domestic network.

Image  ©  Knut Nordlid (FBU)
Tags   Airline Marketing, Plants